Creative bookmarks

Every year I have a team of student librarians who help me in my school library. I have got into a tradition of making bookmarks for them as a thank you. These were from last year

And these from 2017 

I used the same method again for this year because it's a quick way to create with lovely results and I needed to create 30 bookmarks! Beginning with 2 x A3 sized watercolour paper for my base. This year I started by painting my bases first

Spraying through stencils and mopping up onto the opposite page as I went

 

Once they are cut they look quite different and I looked at each one individually before adding fibre and I wondered if extra elements were required. 

Turns out only a few needed extra white stamping 

I just love the bright ones but not everyone has my taste and I can never predict which ones the children will choose

It's really interesting to consider each one separately - each unique in its inky patterned loveliness.